academic
adjective
of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution.
academics
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pluralof academic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The scandal erupted last month after some academics and media reports accused Arday of plagiarising parts of his doctoral thesis and embellishing his life achievements.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
At the Munich conference, Clark and Capocefalo met John Brockman, a literary agent of scientific books, who introduced Epstein to academics and Silicon Valley elites, according to Epstein documents recently released by the Justice Department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The scandal erupted after some academics and media reports accused Arday, who became Cambridge University's youngest Black professor in 2023, of plagiarizing parts of his doctoral thesis.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
He’s going to need lots of skills in trying to balance his sports commitments with academics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Whenever I opened a text that hadn’t been used for years, I realized that my special interests and skills united me to a mere handful of academics.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
